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The Press., 1887-03-10

Elmira Gazette t.'It is my misfortune to have a precocioua son, = remarked g Fifth ward railroad man yesterday.
 Your misfortune p exclaimed friend 'sYon should deem it blessing"
 f1Fhat seems all right until you've had g little experience" continued the diseonso late parent, "but if you eyer meet will my fate you'll change your mind in less time than it takes the Lehigh.to make 8 job for the coroner. Now, for instance, the other day my boy wanted a new pail of skates. We'll, read him lecture on economy which leads to wealth, and wound mp by advising him to be contented with his old pair, as cqntentmeht was better than riches. He listened attentivelv, but when had finished he remarked, sThat argument sounds well, but it doesn't hold water. Now then, economy leads to rich. es, but contentment is better than riches. l will be more contented with new pair, therefore it is better that you make me contented than to economize.' 5"
 ':Well, twas no 9se, ! could not say g word. bought the skates" &a 4
The Press., 1887-03-10
CURIOUS ORIGIN OF DAKOrA,s SI aF

In an ar icle in the March Cosm6 ,politan on s'The l. tome of the Blizzard, oeI Ben ton gives i.he following curious explana. ton of the origin of the name Of Dakota
 The territory of Dakota is, in mnny. re. spects, the most interesting gr and division of our country's demain For a few wears it has occupied mora attention than any other. No state or territory, certainly. has ever risen to such rapid and surprising importance.
 The origin. of its name has been the sub- ject of some d1spnte but the best Indian authority, dweller for forty years among the Sioux Indians, makes the word an ab- breviation of Pa-ha-Sota, which means many heads, CT plenty" The affix 'sSoia'' always means "plenty" in the Sioux lan- guage. In the word Minnesota, it means plenty of water, the appropriateness of which designation is made manifest when you consider that the state bearing that name is only two-t thirds land, the remain ;, ing one-third being water. What the many heads were that gave to Dakota its title I do DO pretend to say from actual knowledge but suppose they were the heads of buffaloes. Nothing could be dearer to the Iudian than his game ; and here they abounded. Their countless trails and wallows are still to be found on every hand, not to speak of the elk, deer, and antelope,,' specimens of which have survived the buffalo's practical extinction ill the territory.
 The name Dakota is still etymologically apt, although the qnadrupedal game has so diminished, for It's many heads of wheat } have made 1t familiar aud famous in all the markets of the world. Dakota, however, has in other ways been Q sort of synonym l of multitude or vastness. Its acres are still many, although the whole of Montana and r part of Idaho have been taken from them. To speak of them in square miles conveys
 to most people anything but definite idea aud perhaps it is not easy to suggest
 adequately an Idea of the territorys size
 But, if the reader has tolerable idea o
 the size of New York and of Penns, lvanla
 he will still have to add Ohio, Massachu
 sets, and Connecticut to them to equs
 the area of Dakota as 1t now stands. And
 even with this comparison, there will be I
 remainder left over.
The Press., 1887-03-10
YELLOW GOWNS

Yellow has been one of the most fash ionable colors in New York or Washing ton this winter. Once upon time vel low dress was considered an impoesibility but Mile Mars changed all that how Audebert prettily relates in his "Indis creditions and Condolences" It seems that when the celebrated French actress was playing in Lyons she was visited by one of the great manufacturers, who in formed her that she alone could make hit fortune, spreading before her as he spoke a piece of glowing yellow terry velvet which he begged her to accept. Mile Mars thought the man mad and exclaimed "Mon Dieu, monsieur what do you wanI me to do with that velvet 2" t.
 "To have gown made of 1t.
 ,'Rpt nobody has ever worn a yellow gown"
 Exactly; you will set the fashion. shall be made rich.
 To get rid of her visitor the actress ac cepted the fabric, and on her return tC Prris showed it to her dressmaker, who admired it's quality, but naively inquired what was to be done with it.
 Ut was given to me for a gown" saiC the beautiful Mars, laughing.
 "A yellow gown never sent one out in my life. "
 Nevertheless, the experiment was made and one evening at the theater the great actress put on her new gown of yellow velvet, hut on inspecting herself in the mirror vowed she would not go on the stage '1ooking for all the world like 6 canary bird." Manager and fellow. actors alike failed to move her, but when Talma appeared he insisted the new dress was becoming, and on to the stage stepped its weareF. She was received with murmurs of admiration, then applause and ''what a charming gown" was uttered on all slider. The next day all Paris was ringing with Mile. Mars's yellow gown, and before a month passed counterparts were seen in all the fashionable salons of the French capital. Philadelphia Press.
The Press., 1887-03-10

SAVED BY THE Docs. s.-Hpo you see that man leaIlng those St. Bernard dogs 2 Well, two years ago he was one of the life saving station inspectors, and while at a station in the performance of his duty he helped i'll the work of assistance to g wrecked vessel. The schooneF Naa about half mile off shoFe, on q bar, and being rapidly broken to piec~s by the heavy seas. The boats were washed away and the crew could be plainly seen signalling for assistance. When the life boat was ready the inspector insisted upon going with the crew. He took his seat, ana when the boat reached the wreck he went down into the cabin to see if there was any one below. Tn the hurry and struggle the lifeboat left the wreck with the crew and it was not until they had landed that the absence of the inspe ctor was discover ed. -....... ~ ...s
 "lt so happened that in landing the life boat had been injured and would require some time for repairs. It was winter, and they feared the inspector would freeze ol b0 drowned when the wreck broke up Mt anwbile the man on the wreck came on deck and found the boat had left him. He was trying to devise some means of get ting 10 land when he heard dog whining ill the forward part of the wreck. At thf risk of beiug washed away he went forward and loosed those two dogs you see follow ing him now, and as he was signalcd by the station people to wait until the boai returned he got the dogs back n the cabin and laid down with them, and in that way prevented being frozen to death. It took two hours to fix the boat, and when he got ashore the captain of the wrecked schoon CT made him present of the dogs, that have followed him evep since.-Sautt Ste Marie Cor. Chicago NeaOs.
The Press., 1887-03-10

A Charleston dispatch says that Colonel Fl. E. Young, one of the staff of General Robert B. Lee, has received letter from John Brown, Jr., of Put-in-B Bay Island, Ohio, who sends him $5, as "a small token of sympathy from one of the family of John Brown, of Harper's Ferry, to the distressed people of Charleston. Mir. Brown writes "I should have sent earlier had not unfortunately mislaid your ad- dress. Please accept and bestow as in your judgment shall appear best this slight token of the kind feeling which l know possessed the heart of John Brown and of each one of his family toward the people of the south. It was only toward her slavery thst he or any of his kindred cherished sacred amin osity." Colonel Young responded in sympsthetic terms, informing Mir. Brown that tt @ money had been devoted to the repair of the home for the mothers, widpwa end daughters of confederate soldiers 1n this city, which was seriously damaged by the earthquake.
The Press., 1887-03-10

AN EYE OPENER. One of the legislators from Litohfeld county is Sunday school teacher, as all good Legislators should be-. He was, also, at one time, part proprietor of clay bed in his neighborhood, which did not ''pan outq well. It so happened that recent Sunday school lesson was on tho aavioF's healing of the blind man by moistened clay.
 "Now boys," inquired the Legislator, '.do you suppose that this clay was like the ordinary clay found in this section ?,' ' II guess it wasn't like the clay in the big bed over yonder, replied one of the youngsters.
 T don't know about that" ohimea in another member of the class. "That proved to be an eye opener"
 The rest of the lesson was not particu- larly profitable to the teacher but he thinks of keeping his eye on that boy fora business partner in the future. F. Hortfor Post. .s.T- Es.szE s~ .g, @ i.1,-.
The Press., 1887-03-10

TTnTT can live at home. and make more WNHEA money at work for us, than at anything
 EHEIH else in this world. Capital not needed 1 VO you are started free. Both sexes ali ages. Any one can do the work. Large earnings sure from first start. Costly outfit and terms free Better not delay. Costs you nothing to send your address and find ont; if you wise you will do so at once. H. HALLEr & Co, Portland, Maine.
The Press., 1887-03-10
WORKING .S.!I GLASSES 3. ,!9sa

poynent at home, the whole of the time or for their spare moments. Business new light and profitable Persons Of either sex easily earn from 50 cents to $5OO per evening, and proportional sum by devot- ing all their time to the business. Boys and girls earn nearly as much as men. That all who see fhis may send their address, and test the business we make this offer. To such are not well satisfied we Ei send one dollar o pay for the trouble of writing Full particulars and outfit free. Address
 GEORGE STINsoN & Co.,, Portland, Maine.
The Press., 1887-03-10

Iid Bits: IIeadville minister Coming down to the church social to night, aren't you" Society young man-''Im afraid not. " Leadville minister Sorry not to have the pleasure of your company" Society young man7!--s'you see, Pm having my pistol re- paired, and-" Leadville minister-.'O Oh, come down; I'll lend you one."
The Press., 1887-03-10

Every recommendation published in praise of Dr. Seth Arnods Cough Killer, as the great remedy for coughs colds etc. etc., is guaranteed genuine by the propretors of this wonderful medicine. Watch for them in the issues of this paper: For sale by all dEnggists Price, 25c, soc, and &l. .00 per bottle
 verish habits Dr. Seth Arnods Bilions Pills 25c
The Press., 1887-03-10

How to read your doctors prescription Send three 2-cent stamps. to pay postage, and receive Dr. Kaufmann's great treatise on dis eases illustrated in eolors it gives theil signs and abbreviations. Address A. P. Ord way & Go, Boston, Mass.
The Press., 1887-03-10
MALARIA
 And Fever and Ague.

McLaughlin's Ague Pills have for yeafs been used in the Maara-nfected districts of New Jersey and the Huds0n River. If used according to direc- tons they are certain remedy To be obtained of tna kaanQEa SpEimgs dElggisa, orshy sending price 9$1l WIT p4 mailed, postpaid by the proprietor A. J, Mp44A8aHldNs Greenwich, New York Good i've aEenks wanted. Address as above.
The Press., 1887-03-10
Ars 1s2. CONSULTATIVE.

Haye yog go9gh Bronchttis lndiges5ioni Uss msny agd is the best EeIasdy for a1 affections of the throatana lungs, and diseases arising from impure blood and exhaustion. The feeble and sc
 struggling against disease and slowly qEjfting to the
 rave nosteases recover their health by the timely use of PARKER's TONIC, but delay is dangerous Take 1t fn time. Cures when all else fails. Gives life and strength to the aged and inhrms @1 at Druggists d.
The Press., 1887-03-10

HALES HONEY is the best Cough Cure. 2I, toc, S1
 GLESE'S SULPHUR SOAP heals and beautics. 25c GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills coms & Bunions aSc
 HILLS HAIR & &wHisKER DYE-BIack & Brown. soc
 PIXIES To0TBACHE DROPS cure in Minute. aSc. DEANS RHEUMATIc PILLS are sure cure, BoS nYsPEPSlA.--Its Nature Causes, Prcyertson A1 and Cure. By JOHN H, McALvIN, Lowell Mass IA years Tax Collector. Sent free to any addresv ENoR RENT-%A frst-clasa Tement.
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The Press., 1887-03-10
FRENcH's HOTEL.

CITY HALL SQUAREs NEW YORK.
 Opposite City Hall and the Post once
 This Hotel is one of the most complete in it's ap- pointments and furniture of any houseln New York City and is conducted on. the
 EUROPEAN PLAN.
 Rooms only One Dollar per day Hatf minutes walk from Brooklyn Bridge and Elevated is. R. All lines of pass the door. Most convenient Hotel in New York for merhantste stop At Dining rooms. cafe and Lunch Counter replete with a the luxuries at moderate prices. 22ivIv
The Press., 1887-03-10

Children starving to death on account of their inability to digest food, will find most marvellous food and remedy in Scotts Emul- sion. Very palatable and easily digested. Dr. s W. Cohen of Waco, Texas, says: 's1 have used your Emulsion in Infantile wasting. It not only restores wasted tissues, but gives strength, and increases the appetite"
The Press., 1887-03-10
Spring annroaohea and it behooyes all

Spring approaches, and it behOoves all householders to give attention to thelr back yards. If the garbage and filth which has accumulated during the winter is not removed, but is left exposed to the spring rains and the increasiag warmth ot the sun, 1t will have tendency to breed disease, not in any one house or tenement, but throughout an entire neighborhooc. The Putnam Standard truly says Tt lies in the power of every citizen to avert all such dreaded calamities to ceftaln Iextent by practicing the utmost care! and attention to every little detail that tends
 to cleanliness, and by this means to do in-
 calculable good toward the improvement
 of the source of health. 7
 A witty retort sometimes answers as
 well as Q long argument. There are some
 things not easy to explain, and no better
 answer, says Youths Companion. could
 have been made to the EnglshmaD criticis- ling our social customs that made by MT. ,I Lincoln 1:
 You see, sir. there is a tremendous diff Il ference between the English customs ano
 the American. For example. no gentle man in England, remarked the London : CT, 'would ever think of blackiDg his owr boots, don't you know"
 "Wouldn't hep" inquired MT. Lincoln thoughtfnlly. "Why whose would h. blackl?"
 I Children starving to death on account o their inability to digest food, will find mos
Little Falls transcript., 1887-05-20
More Sad FO0liDg with q Gun.

a dispatch from Lexington, KY, says:
A terrible tragedy took place near Spring
Station, KY, on the farm OF Capt. James
Blackburne, ex.secretary OF the state, and
brother OF Senator Joe Blackbu Miss
Henrietta Blackburn, accompanied by her
cousin, Henrietta Hampstead, young
lady of nineteen years, went out to shoot
at a mark with a small rifle. They were
joined by Samuel Blackburn, a
young man oftwenty two, brother Of Miss
Henrietta Blackburn, aud friendly con-
tention was begun as to who should shoot
at the mark first. The three engaged in
playful struggle for the possession OF the
rifle, and in this struggle the weapon was
discharged, the ball piercing the heart Of
Miss Hampstead and killing her Instantly
The unfortunate young lady gave slight
scream, dropped upon the bluegrass, and
breathed her last before her horrified
cousins realized the awful calamity that
had befallen them.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-05-20
Speech Of Premier Salisbury.

The electors of St. George s, Hanover
Square, gave a banquet on evening
in honor of Mr. Goschen, who represents
that districtin parliament. Salisbury pre-
sided. In speech Salisbury said:
The government was receiving support
from all sides. It was Uniopist, not a
Conservative ministry. Th best men of
the Liberal and Conservative parties now
saw nothing before them butt great subjects
OF imperial interest upon which they close
ly agreed. He deplored, the threatened
degeneracy OF parliament and wondered
how much longer the English people would
stand the waste of time and talent by
it's rep1 esentatives. We're men to educate
their sons to sit in parliament and listen
week after week to the groanings and COM
monplaces OF Irish members. He believed
the English people would ere long put a
short, sharp end to this scandal ''Concili-
alton against coercion" was fallacy. Lib
erals ignored the fact that Ireland was
not one nation. but two one OF which
wished to coerce the other. 1t was case
OF rabbit and aconstrictor-except that
the rabbit would make bitter fight if left
undefended. The government was main.
tanning the weak against the strong, free
dom against coercion. They wonld stand
by this policy, and he was confident they
would win.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-05-20

Complete returns from the late Ger
man elections show that the total
vote was only 1927, ,601, out OF a
population OF about 100000 with
not less than 10, 900, 900 legal voters.
In view OF the great interest felt in the
contest between Bismarck and his op-
ponents, and the Importance of the is
sues involved, this is very light vote
and indicates that many of the Ger
man electors are too practical to care
to exercise the right of suffrage, know
ing full well, they do, that Bismarck
will have everything his own way in
the end. In the recent contest the
minority parties polled nearly 3oo,-
600 more votes in the aggregate than
the Iron Chancellor's better handled
and better distributed hosts. &c.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-05-20

The national debt Was reduced by
$l3, 3,053,o9S in April, and this de-
crease, large as it is, runs only little
beyond the decrease in the previous
month, when the debt was reduced by
$12,8O8, ,407. Here is reduction Of
$25,s61, 500 in two months. The
debt now stands at 81 ,3O5,17O
against $l,389, 9,136,383 on July !,
1885. Thus, during the ten months
Of the current fiscal year there has
bssn q decrease ofss3,965, ,o24. In
other words, during the fiscal year We
have been reducing our national liza
bilities at the rate OF 800, 759,1Os
par Annum, and in thelast two months
though March and April are hardly
9 fair standard to measure with-the
reduction has run at the rate OF $780,
coo, 900 per annum. 53s
Little Falls transcript., 1887-05-20

and set apart whore IN valorous fights,
the blood was shed and the sacrifice
OF lie was made which preserved / us
g nation-a holy shrine is erected, where
all who love their country may devoutly
worship. Elaborate shafts OF marble ft-
tingly remind us OF our soldier dead, and
+ OF their bravery and patriotism, but the
touching service your association contem-
plates. shall chasten all our thoughts of
them, by pointing ont on sacred ground the
spot where blood was bravely shed and
life was patriotieally offered up. with
thanks tothe association for their remem-
branre at this time, and regretting that
official duties will prevent my acceptance
OF the invitation rendered me- -'& "a
Little Falls transcript., 1887-05-20
Mayor Hewitt and the Knights.

New York Special For some time past
rumors have been current that Mayor
Hewitt had offered to let his workmen run
the Trenton iron works, owned by Cooper,
Hewitt & Co., provided they paid per
cent on the capital invested. Mayor Hew-
lit was asked about this story. He said
there was very little in it. Some OF the
Knights OF Labor had called on him re-
Gently, and he told them if there was to be
a strike at his works they would shut
down for good, as the works had not paid
any profit for several years. Incidentally
he remarked: He would be glad to have
any one take the works off his hands and
pay 6 per cent on the capital invested. If
the men thought there was money in the
business they might try the experiment OF
have to do would be to reduce their wages
20 per cent. What he said was more in
the nature of a general proposition, and
was not intended as direct offer.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-05-20

Maine is still suffering from floods.
These have inflicted more damage
than has occurred from q similar
cause in that state in years. Mill
dams and buildings have been swept
away, villages and portions OF cities
inundated, railways rendered lmpas-
sable, and the transportation business
has been greatly interrupted. When
the vast amount OF snow which con-
tronted us this spring is considered, it
is surprising that freshets have not
done far more mischief throughout
the country than has been reported.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-05-20

There is at present attracting atten-
tion in New York suit brought by
Mrs. Anthony against e. Miss JEAN
nette Bailou to recover fifty thou
sand dollars for stealing the love OF
Mr.. Anthony, g. Temple Court lawyer.
Miss Ballou was locked up in Ludlow
Street jail in default OF So, 500 bail,
having suffered arrest for this theft.
Mrs. Anthony protests that she loves
her husband dearly; at times she has
thought it would kill her outright to
lose him. But there is some likeli-
hood of Miss Ballou obtaining wealth
from the estate of a dead grandfather;
and so il she can pay the price de-.
manded probably she can. have An
thony.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-05-20

a sanitary journal published in Chi
.caeo pives prominence in it's latest is
sue to soms comparisons made by Dr..
Charles Smart, U. s. a.. between the
death rate from typhoid lever in New
Orleans, q city without sewerage, but
using pure ram water Tor potable pnr-l
poses, and in Philadelphia, city,
with . sewer system and . cont taminat-
"a water supply. IN brief il IS shown
that deaths from this disease in 20
years-1866 to 1855 have iallen
from 65 to 16 in every 100, 600 popu.
lation in New Orleans, while ID Phila-
delphia it has fuctuated between Al
and SO per 100. 900 during the same
period dTthe average in the 10 years
snded in 1885 being q fraction over
68 per 1o0. 600. The SANITARY News
says: These figures point with an
sunerrings gsfneerst sto the water supply q
the principa med iun 81 communicate
Jug this disease
Little Falls transcript., 1887-05-20
CONDENSED NEWS.
Earthquake Horrors in Mexico,

Lieut.. Britain Davis brings startling
news OF the earthquake southwest OF Can
alities. State Of Sonora, Mexico. The
mines are located Ito miles southwest of
81 Paso, but the greatest destruction oc
cured 200 miles southwest OF here: Lieut..
Davis says: The entire Canalites district
and the country for 200 miles southwest
OF it were in q constant state Of convul-
sion for three days. Al the FIRST shock
myself and several Americans and Eng
lshmen sought places OF safety on plateSua,
but the shocks were so rapid, and powerful
that weexpected every moment to be killed.
An active volcano developed ten miles from
us and when left it was pouring forth a
stream OF hot water as thick as mans
body. This column of water was thrown
thirty feet in the air and is impregnated
with sulpf,er and lava. Stones as big as a
mans head are forced up with it. At Ojo
Don Pedro, a town in the vicinity, twenty
people wers!killedland nearly every building
destroyed. At Cosa Owanda, southeast Of
there forty families were destroyed. The
Mexicans are panic.etricken. There are a
number OF other out OF the way mining
towns in the vicinity that I find are total
ly destroyed. ~. ',
Concerning the earthquake in Arizona,
DR.. D. E. Goodfellow says: The area COW
cred was ten miles long and six miles wide.
The general direction OF the shock was
southwest to northeast; the average du-
ration was 1& minutes. The damage in
Arizona and New Mexico was trifing. In
Sulphur Springs valley, twenty-five miles
from Tombstone fissures occurred in the bed
ofthe old stream and q considerable amount
OF water spurted out. Fires observed in
many mountain ranges give rise to reports
.of volcanic action. The first, a mos
severe shock, rolled boulders down the
mountain sides and raised clouds OF dust
which, with the noise, caused many to-
think it an eruption. Miners working six
hundred feet under ground felt the vibra-
tions severely. Some became seasick and
all said the shafts seemed to raise $50
feet.